How to Install and Uninstall wireshark Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 25,2024

1. Install "wireshark" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install wireshark on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                wireshark
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "wireshark" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall wireshark on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                wireshark
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the wireshark package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: wireshark
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.2.7-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Balint Reczey
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 58
Depends: wireshark-qt (= 3.2.7-1)
Conflicts: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Replaces: ethereal (<< 1.0.0-3)
Filename: pool/universe/w/wireshark/wireshark_3.2.7-1_amd64.deb
Size: 5084
MD5sum: 71a8f8ab912c4f5716a49872683360d3
SHA1: 9cba113f3f28d7ec48f277a8fa20d4dbc188d4d8
SHA256: a4cf55a4d4656ee7d1173da5c128f2457dda6a68781f87cc176d8e546470e6b4
SHA512: 3183dc0b8b70c0781b10e21f04611e405f06e8620dfd4f594070f9891f5e2c68314b492a99a52051af3f18de5f3ee6f75088e36d0e5556357412bc1ccdd9f09b
Homepage: https://www.wireshark.org/
Description-en: network traffic analyzer - meta-package
Wireshark is a network "sniffer" - a tool that captures and analyzes
packets off the wire. Wireshark can decode too many protocols to list
here.
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This is a meta-package for Wireshark.
Description-md5: e2e26f45272009095cc47933b48129a6